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Management System for Accedian Network Performance Elements
and Performance Modules
4Q 2015
SkyLIGHT Director
TM
Network Performance Management Platform
As Carrier Ethernet continues to grow, network operators are increasing their footprint to reach new customers, open up new markets, and increase their revenue stream.
Managing networks has become increasingly complex; reducing operational expenses and increasing productivity become key strategies in maximizing shareholder value.
Accedian Network SkyLIGHT DirectorTM
The Accedian SkyLIGHT Director™ is a centralized management platform for Accedian network
performance elements and modules, including the CE, FS, FS 10G, LT, GE, GT, GX, NE, Nano
and ant . From this application, multiple concurrent users can view and manage these Accedian
devices, greatly simplifying the tasks of network operators.
From initial installation through unit lifecycle administration and maintenance, SkyLIGHT
Director™ simplifies, secures and accelerates Ethernet service validation, fault management, and
performance.
Management of Accedian Devices
SkyLIGHT Director™ combines proven open source platforms with a browser-based end user
interface to provide a powerful management tool for your Accedian products. Built around a robust
task automation engine, it can perform network- wide operations for device backups, device
commissioning, firmware upgrades and even run multiple concurrent service validation tests.
By extending Accedian’s Plug & GoTM instant provisioning system, SkyLIGHT Director™ reduces
operational effort to an absolute minimum. New units go from the box to being managed in just
minutes.
Product
Benefits
Point-and-click web browser
based user interface
Centralized fault
management
Northbound SNMP API for
Network Management
System (NMS) alarm
integration
Commissioning workflows for
efficient node turn-up
Job scheduling for
automation
Plug & Go™ inventory
discovery
Remote Device inventory
and management
Network-wide configuration
backup and restore functions
Network-wide firmware
upgrades
One-second, stream-based
performance data collection
Centralized service turn-up
validation
Commissioning templates
Radius based authentication
Appliance-based deployment
model for peace of mind
Datasheet ● SkyLIGHT Director ● 1Q 2016
Plug & Go NMS/SkyLIGHT DirectorTM Integration
1. Device is received and powered on the network
2. Device receives periodic beacons from the
beaconing NID and configures its management channel from the beacon information
3. Device identifies itself to the Inventory-Tracking NID
4. SkyLIGHT Director™ monitors the Tracking NID and adds the new device to its list
5. SkyLIGHT Director™ establishes communication
6. SkyLIGHT Director™ provisions the device
Fault Management
SkyLIGHT Director™ provides centralized fault management for a rapid view of your network health. An alarm banner is always visible, providing a quick tally of all active alarms, as well as any loss of connectivity to the underlying elements.
Operators can drill down in the active alarms event list, which displays the most recent events in the system. This list provides alarm conditions, source entities and probable cause details.
SkyLIGHT Director™ provides real-time events by listening for activity from the underlying network. The alarm list is periodically refreshed on each device to maintain accurate alarm counts and to ensure operators are provided with an exact view of active alarms.
Alarm Query
Sorting and filtering active alarms is possible through an active alarms query tool. The
multiple query options available can be combined to provide a view based on specific
network elements, severity or time range.
Feature
Benefits
Alarm Banner
Real-time updates
Provides bird’s-eye view of
alarms in the network
Alarm Event List
Alarm details pane
Severity, description and
probable cause information
Alarm Query
Supports queries per
network element, time
range, severities and
probable cause
Alarm Synchronization
SNMP listener for real-time
events
Periodic resynchronization
with network elements for
alarm list accuracy
Detects and raises alarms
upon loss of contact
Northbound Event
Forwarding
Up to four SNMP receivers
Provides inform and
notification support
Sends out keep-alive
messages to ensure
connectivity
Datasheet ● SkyLIGHT Director ● 1Q 2016
Configuration Management
Configuring a Backup Job
Quickly restore a unit’s previous configuration or swap in a replacement unit in a few easy steps.
Restoring a Node
SkyLIGHT Director™ supports large-scale firmware upgrades for individual units, as well as for
groups of units that can be broken down into smaller target clusters for incremental execution.
Multi-threaded batch processing and status tracking enable full-inventory upgrades to be
completed and verified within time-sensitive maintenance windows.
SkyLIGHT Director™ automates network-wide unit backup archiving and export, leveraging its task-automation engine to process thousands of Accedian devices at the same time.
Configuration files can be stored on either the server or on an external server, depending on your specific requirements.
Product
Benefits
Inventory Collection
Device Name
Device model
Serial number
Firmware version
Management IP address
Ports and interfaces
Backup and Restore
Centralized archive of
device node configuration
information
Support for concurrent
backups
Firmware Upgrade
Centralized management
of firmware upgrades
Support for concurrent
firmware distributions
Datasheet ● SkyLIGHT Director ● 1Q 2016
Vision Collect
Performance Data Streams
Vision Collect Status
Vision Collect Agent Configuration
Performance
Data Streams
Data is the great equalizer.
Providing network operators and service providers with insightful data about the
performance of their network is key to ensuring that SLAs are being met and that the required
quality of service is being delivered to end customers.
SkyLIGHT Director™ offers
Vision Collect as an optional value-added module to obtain this data. Vision Collect is a
performance data collection and distribution engine that provides near-real-time
statistics, down to one-second granularity.
In order to optimize network
bandwidth while minimizing CPU and data-caching requirements, a permanent
data stream is established between the devices and the SkyLIGHT Director™ platform.
Vision Collect’s permanent data stream distribution:
Provides immediate access
to available data
Eliminates the overhead of
legacy SNMP polling
Streamlines the device’s
CPU and memory profiles
Streamlines the server CPU
profile
This powerful tool can be
leveraged to meet the needs of network operators and service providers.
Datasheet ● SkyLIGHT Director ● 1Q 2016
Vision SP (Service Performance)
RFC-2544 and Y.1564 Testing
SkyLIGHT Director™ offers Vision SP as an
optional value-added module. Vision SP is
an ITU-T Y.1564 and RFC-2544 coordinator
that enables centralized configuration and
control of service validation tests.
From one central screen, network operators
can configure tests that include up to nine
devices. Near-end and far-end inventory
drop-down lists guide operators through the
test configuration process by suggesting
available Layer-2 and Layer-3 interfaces on
the target endpoints. SkyLIGHT Director™
handles the testing configuration on all nine
devices, creating loopbacks for two-way
flows and offering the possibility to configure
reverse tests for one-way flows.
Once tests are configured, SkyLIGHT
Director™ is used to launch them from a
central location. Test progress can then be
monitored and test results retrieved in real
time as the test runs.
Leveraging the Vision SP task-automation
engine, multiple tests can be executed in
parallel by multiple operators, providing a
truly centralized service- validation hub.
Because Performance
Matters
Centralized configuration
and collection of
performance metrics for up
to 4,000 devices at one-
second granularity.
Stream-based data
exchange
that optimizes network
bandwidth
and device resources
Reception of one-second
bins for:
PAATM
Policies
Port Statistics
Regulators
FlowMETERTM
Reception of one-minute
bins for all historical data
Service OAM DMM, Packet
Loss, TWAMP, Shaper,
Service Availability (SA),
SA Metrics and Service
Level Management
Distribution of
performance data to third-
party systems through
highly- customizable CSV
files
Service Turn-Up Validation Made Simple
Y.1564 and RFC-2544 testing with Layer-2 and Layer-3 support
One-way and two-way configurations
VLAN, DSCP and PCP flow validation
CIR and EIR throughput characterization
Centralized configuration of up to eight flows per suite
Configuration of multiple validation suites
Generic suites can be used as templates for consistent
validation across an entire network
Site-to-site or site-to-multisite configuration
Concurrent flow execution for true service validation
Automatic configuration of reverse flows for one-way tests
Automatic creation and control
of Layer-3 loopbacks
Centralized validation of circuit configuration and
performance
Validation launch and status updates from the SkyLIGHT
Director Web UI
Retrieval and archival of validation results that can be used
as “birth certificates”
Datasheet ● SkyLIGHT Director ● 1Q 2016
Vision Flow
Device Commissioning
SkyLIGHT Director™ offers Vision Flow as an optional value-added module. Vision Flow provides
network operators with template-based commissioning tools to standardize and streamline the
device turn-up process.
Leveraging the flow engine, commissioning operations can be either launched automatically upon
device installation or scheduled for a single device or multiple devices concurrently.
Vision Flow Configuration Job
Vision Flow Execution
Vision Flow Job Scheduler
Once configuration jobs are set up, SkyLIGHT Director™ is used to apply them to network
elements from a central location.
Leveraging the task-automation engine, multiple configurations can be applied to one or several
network elements in parallel.
Device Turn-Up
Made Simple
Centralized template-based
commissioning of Accedian
Network Performance
Elements. Intuitive GUI-
based templates reduce
operator’s node turn-up
times.
Automated commissioning
on device installation.
Batch support for mass
deployment of
commissioning changes. No
more logging into individual
nodes for bulk edits.
Data set support provides
the means to tailor templates
to specific node attributes
while keeping wildcard
values for common
attributes.
Daily scheduling for
execution of routine tasks
and deferred scheduling for
the execution of unattended
tasks.
Progress tracking for job
monitoring and job control
to interrupt in-progress
activities.
Direct OPEX savings
resulting from improved
efficiencies in device turn-
up times and consistency.
Datasheet • Vision EMS • 4Q 2015
SkyLIGHT Director 1.0 Features GE SkyLIGHT
VCX FS TE GT / GX 10GE
Firmware Version
4.7 &
4.9 1.2
All releases 5.4 and above 6.0 and above 5.4 and above
Configuration Backup All releases 5.4 and above 6.0 and above 5.4 and above
Configuration Restore All releases 5.4 and above 6.0 and above 5.4 and above
Job Scheduling All releases 5.4 and above 6.0 and above 5.4 and above
Firmware Upgrade All releases 5.4 and above 6.0 and above 5.4 and above
Standing Alarms 10,000
Alarm Bursts 300 alarms in 15 seconds
Commissioning Workflows 4.7 & 4.9 1.2 All releases 6.0 and above 6.0 and above 6.0 and above
Supported Templates Custom
Commands
CFM, Custom commands, DMM
Reflector, FlowMETER, Discovery Configuration
DNS, system time, SNMP agents and traps, NTP, PTP, PAA, ports, management interfaces, L2 filters, VID sets, IPV4 filters, bandwidth regulators, regulator sets, COS profiles, VC agent,
policies, traffic configuration, custom commands, Y.1731, MFD, NE Attributes user management
Streaming API
N/A
N/A All releases 6.0.1 and above 6.0.1 and above 6.0.1 and above
Supported Granularity – Low Res N/A All releases 6.0.1 and above 6.0.1 and above 6.0.1 and above
Supported Granularity – High Res N/A 1.0 and above 6.3.1 and above 6.3.1 and above 6.3.1 and above
Bandwidth Requirements
(average, max collections enabled per device) N/A
16 Kbps (low)
43 Kbps (high)
16 Kbps (low)
43 Kbps (high)
43 Kbps (low)
147 Kbps (high)
200 Kbps (low)
350 Kbps (high)
Y.1564 Support
N/A
N/A All releases 6.0 and above 6.0 and above 5.5 and above
Y.1564 Flows Supported N/A 2 2 8 8
RFC-2544 Support 1.2 All releases 5.4 and above 6.0 and above 5.5 and above
RFC-2544 Flows Supported Licensed 1 1 1 1
EMIX Support N/A No No Yes Yes
Number of Tests Defined (per device) Licensed 16 16 16 16
Number of Running Tests (per device) Licensed 1 1 1 1
Number of Running Tests (per SD) 20
Number of Tests defined (per SD) 100,000
Supported Browsers Firefox version 21 and above, Google Chrome version 28 and above, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 & 11
Appliance Type Physical Appliance
(32 GB RAM, E3-1200 family processor, solid state redundant disks)
Virtual Appliance VMWare ESX 5.5+ / KVM 3.10 Kernel
Physical Dimensions 431 x 44 x 550 mm (12 kg)
N/A Operating / Storage / Temperature / Humidity 0~40° C / -20~70° C / 5~95%, non-condensing
Power 1U ATX redundant 275W each, AC 100~240V @ 50~60 Hz
Management Port One 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (front) and RS232 serial port VMWare console / virsh
Other Network Ports Four 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (front) Up to 8 virtual interfaces
Regulatory Compliance CE emission, FCC Class A, RoHS N/A
Operating System / Database Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS / MySQL Server Enterprise Edition 5.5.43 Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS / MySQL Server Enterprise Edition
5.5.43
Redundancy Scheme Warm Standby Warm Standby
Maximum Number of Devices 5000 1000
Vision Collect Streams 5000 @ one-minute granularity 1000 @ one-second granularity
1000 @ one-minute granularity
Maximum Number of Concurrent Users 20 20
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